In an era when global health challenges demand innovative solutions, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force in advancing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 (“ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”). This keynote address by Professor Martin Wong, Provost of Hong Kong Baptist University, explores how transdisciplinary research and social innovation can harness AI to address systemic health inequities, enhance preventive care and foster holistic well-being through examples of:

• Strategic collaboration across disciplines, from computer science and pharmacology to health science and public policy

• The application of computational genomics and large language models to modern healthcare problems 

• Interdisciplinary approaches to tackling age-related health challenges